electric scooter

noun

plural electric scooters
: a scooter propelled by an electric motor
The portable electric scooter is designed for adults and can travel 20 miles on one charge.Terry Gardner
Electric scooters, which can be rented on an app, have become the latest entrant in the burgeoning urban hipster transportation market.Ryan Teague Beckwith

called also e-scooter

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Shoppers picked up computers, headphones, speakers, electric scooters and smart watches. John Towfighi, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024 Willow said her Christmas wishlist includes an electric scooter, and Cloe would like a pink bicycle. Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 18 Nov. 2024 Officials and medical professionals in Baltimore have become more wary of electric scooters and similar devices as more have appeared on local streets, increasing the opportunity for crashes that can prove fatal. Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 4 Nov. 2024 Transistors, a type of semiconductor device, are the small electronic switches that perform computation functions in every tech gadget, from smartphones to electric scooters, data centers, and military aircraft. Tommy Greene, WIRED, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for electric scooter 

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of electric scooter was in 1920

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“Electric scooter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electric%20scooter. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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